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Time engraves our faces with all the tears we have not shed. Natalie Clifford Barney

There's not much good news about Gen AI these days, but I saw this over the weekend and was delighted the German courts saw sense: OpenAI used song lyrics in violation of copyright laws, German court says

"There will always be somebody more successful, more beautiful, more talented. You have to realise, you're not running their race. You're running your race." Joel Osteen

Welcome aboard, @Glaiss :) Good luck on your self publishing journey. It's a very tough one (having been there) and I take my hat off to anyone braving how tough it is to market a book in a too-crowded market. Personally, I won't do that again.

Phil here (Glaiss is the name of my title character) introducing myself. I have spent a year and a half querying agents with my 250k word epic (yes, probably too long) alternate history novel, The Inspector. Besides being occasionally damned with...

Yikes! Machines over people. It's disgusting and scary. Greed is seriously a problem and it's never felt more ominous. At least AI can never replace caregivers...

Ahhhhhh….. totally missed that it’s the AI companies that will get paid for their AI “workers”…. But f’sake. Like… really? Crash society so you can make $? Is that the end game??? Or does it go deeper. It’s gotta go deeper right?

WTELF??!!! I hate this so much. HOWEVER... It's getting shite reviews and people are not happy about it. Also, the #1 stuff is complete BS. I suspect all the views are from people who are just curious (like us) and once the curiosity is abated...

Yeah, and the ones that fall into their trap are probably also trying to make a quick buck... grrrr.

He's right, anything AI should be labelled AI so people know what they're consuming. Then the choice is theirs.

As some may know. I have a foot in both music and writing camps and I despair at how things are going in both disciplines regarding AI passing off composites of stolen IP as new and original material. I think the disease now has a stronger hold...

Some people will say anything to make a buck, and sadly, others fall into their trap :(

And another one from the same advertizer! AI must've done those gears on the cover. Looks like the automatic transmission on a 1990 Dodge minivan.

Here's an ad I saw on Reddit this morning. I don't think it's a joke coz it goes to a real website. The "challenge" page is really scammy so I won't post it here. Apopup announced I was automatically registered and to check my e-mail. There's...

“You may find the worst enemy or best friend in yourself.” English Proverb